Non-refillable bottle.



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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application filed June 12, 1900.)

(No Modal.)

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JOHN SYLVESTER HAGGERTY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 666,519, dated January22, 1901.

Application filed June 12,1900. serial No. 19.996. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN SYLVESTER HAG-GERTY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of NewYork, (Astoria,) borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Non-Refillable Bottle, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The aim of this invention is to so construct bottles of the typementioned that they will be effective for the designed purpose and sothat they will be commercially desirable, as the cost of the improvedbottle will but slightly exceed that of an ordinary bottle of likecapacity.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the upper portion of the body ofa bottle and its neck constructed in accordance with my invention, theparts being in upright position,

. and likewise a vertical section through the valve and a side elevationof the plug or stopper. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through theneck and upper portion of the body of the bottle in upright position andlikewise a ver-' The body A of the bottle may be of any desired shape,and the neck B, where it connects with the body of the bottle, isprovided with an inclined inner surface 10. Above this inclined surfacethe neck is swelled out annularly, forming a section 11, which is ofgreater transverse dimensions than any other portion of the neck. Justabove this enlarged section 11 the inner wall 12 of the neck iscontracted, and above the contracted portion 12 the neck is providedwith an outwardlyv curved annular section, which forms an inner annularconcaved groove 13 in the neck. Above this groove 13 the neck 14L is ofthe usual construction and is adapted to receive a cork. Preferably theinterior diameter of the upper portion of the neck corresponds to thediameter of the contracted section 12 of the neck. A valve 0 is employedto close the lower portion of the neck when the bottle is in an uprightposition. This valve is preferably hollow, being open at the top andclosed at its sides and bottom. The body or upper portion of the valveis conical, and its outer surface when the valve is at rest fits snuglyagainst the inclined inner surface 10 at the bottom portion of the neckof the bottle. The lower portion of the valve 0 extends within the bodyA of the bottle, and at the lower portion of this valve a tailpiece 15is formed, which is curved in direction of one side of the valve, andthe curvature of the tailpiece is such that when the valve is unseatedthe concaved surface of the tail section or piece of the valve will bearagainst the bend 16, produced in'the bottle where the body and the neckcome together, as shown in Fig. 3.

A plug D is used, which is fittedin the neck of the bottle, and thelower portion of the plug is adapted to extend slightly within the valve0. This plug is provided with a bore 17, preferably tapered, which boreextends through the plug from top to bottom and is narrowest at thebottom. In the detail construction of the plug it comprises a body 18and a stem or shank 19 of less external dimensions than the body. Thebody is provided with a series of recesses 20 in its upper surface atthe periphery, as shown in Fig. 4, and likewise in the upper surface ofthe plug at its periphery a T-shaped recess 21 is formed, and in therear wall of the upright portion of this recess a narrower or thinnerextension-recess 22 is produced, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:. In theunder surface of the body 18 of the plug D at its periphery recesses 23are produced, and these recesses 23 alternate with the upper recesses20, as is shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 5. Fins 2a are longitudinally formedupon the exterior of the stem or shank section of the plug or stopper D,the lower longitudinal edges of which fins are beveled correspondinglyto the inclination of the inner wall of the upper portion of the valveO, since when the bottle is inverted to discharge liquid the inner wallof the valve 0 at its upper portion engages with the beveled surfaces24L of the fins, as is shown in Fig. 3. This contact limits the upwardmovement of the valve and steadies it. When the plug is placed inposition in the neck of the bottle, the body of the plug engages withthe upper portion of the neck 14 just above the annular groove 13, andlikewise engages with the contracted wall 12 in the neck below the saidgroove, and the plug is held firmly in the neck, so that it cannot beremoved, which result is obtained through the medium of a key E. (Shownin detail in Fig. 6.) This key is practically T-shaped and is adapted tofit in the T-recess 21 and extend into the annular groove 13. The keyconsists of a rectangular body 25 and a thinner member 26, which extendsfrom one side of the body 25 at the center thereof and at right anglesto the body. After the plug has been placed in the neck the key isdropped into the recess 21 in the manner shown in dotted lines in Fig.1, whereupon the thinner section 26 of the plug will enter the extension22 of the T-groove 21, and the body or main portion of the key will passdown in the vertical portion of this groove. By shaking the bottle ordirecting the key with a suitable instrument the body or main portion ofthe key will take its position in the longer or horizontal portion ofthe T-slot, as shown in Fig. 2,and will extend into the annular groove13, while the thinner member 26 of the key will be lodged in the mainupright portion of the T-groove 21, as is shown in the same figure.

This plug may be cemented in place, if deting the liquid to enter theexpanded or enlarged portion 11 of the neck and pass between the fins 24to the bore 17 in the plug D and through the bore to the mouth of thebottle. The air meanwhile enters the bottle through the recesses 20 and23 in the plug, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A bottle the neck of which is provided withadjacent enlargements, a valve adapted to be seated at the bottomportion of the neck, a plug or stopper secured in the said neck,extending past one enlargement and into the next, the said plug orstopper having a longitudinal bore and an exteriorenlargement at itsupper portion,in which enlargement marginal enlarged portion of the bodybeing adapted to vertically cross the upper enlargement in the neck, thesaid upper portion of the body having marginal upper and lower recessesalternately arranged, the lower recesses communicating with the lowerenlarged portion of the neck and the upper enlarged portion, and theupper recesses communicating with the upper enlarged portion of the neckand that portion of the neck above the plug, for the purpose described.

3. A bottle, the neck of which is provided with an interior enlargementand a second enlargement below the upper one, a valve adapted to seatitself at the bottom portion of the neck and enter the lower enlargementin the neck, a plug comprising a body and a reduced shank, the body andshank having a continuous longitudinal bore or opening, the enlargedportion of the body being adapted to span the upper enlargement in theneck, the said upper portion of the body having marginal upper and lowerrecesses alternately arranged, the lower recesses communicating with thelower enlarged portion of the neck and the upper enlarged portion, andthe upper recesses communicating with the upper enlarged portion of theneck and that portion of the neck above the plug, fins locatedexteriorly on the reduced portion of the plug or stopper, adapted toseat the valve when the bottle is inclined, and a locking device for theplug or stopper, arranged to enter an irregular recess in the uppermarginal portion of said plug or stopper and the upper enlarged sectionof the neck, for the purpose specified. 4. The combin ation,with theneck and body of a bottle, the neck being provided between its top andbottom portions with an interior annular groove and aninteriorly-enlarged section below the groove, together with inclinedinner surfaces where the bodyand neck connect, of a hollow valve havinga conical upper portion adapted to seat itself on the lower inclinedsurface of the neck, the said valve being provided with a curvedtailpiece, adapted when the valve is in an open position to engage withthe inner surface of the body of the bottle Where the body connects withthe neck, a plug having a bore-opening extending through from end toend, said plug comprising a body and an exteriorly-reduced stem, whichbody is provided with upper and lower marginal recesses and with anupper- T-shaped recess at its margin, the upper recesses of the plugestablishing communica- IO the T-recess in the plug, a portion of thekey entering the interior groove in the meow the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN SYLVESTER HAGGER'IY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. DRESSLER, GEORGE L. BROWN.

